Stainless steel sea water intake filter finished - s

tops any debris entering the manifold supplying the cooling (sea) water to rhe engine,generator,gland/cutlass bearing lubrication,supply to the heads,deck-wash andgalley.

Fresh water plumbing - miles of it! hot and cold,two supplies from the water tank(640 gallons)

one feed to the tank(from the water-makers), sea-water feed to the heads,etc grey water from the heads and black water pipes to come !

New crew.......l to r.....Ian (South Africa),Dave (Wales!),Dylan (France) and Scott (USA)

Starboard double cabin with the timber and ply cleats ready for the decor teak ply to be added,covering the joints will be teak pillars,etc

Dylan Roi ( France) has joined us to help move things along.Dylan is a Med student - so his time is precious and his help invaluable !

Deep sea seal on the prop shaft with it's water lubricating supply(coming up from the bottom right T joint) and anti-syphon escape tube(coming from the seal down to the bottom right)The tube traveling along the bottom from the T joint is the seawter supply to the Cutlass bearing.On the shaft itself is the anti-galvanic corrosion carbon brush gismo - this will protect the shaft and prop from galv corr from the sea water.

Foc's'l cabin,collision bulkhead on the left and ply cleats ready for the decorative addition of teak ceiling strips.

Scott ( USA) with us for a short while - clamping the hydraulic supply,return and control pipes to power the bow thruster and windlass.

Ian (S.Africa) teeth like rivets !! - pinning the ply cleats with rivets to the steel frames - ready for the decorative teak ply and teak "ceiling" strips to be added.

Aft Cabin starboard side,looking aft - the "rough" framewrok for the bunks,etc

Aft cabin with the steering box,location of the seat and the aircon evaporator unit under.

Aft cabin, port side looking aft.

14th January 09.

Ray fitted the aft cabin upper berth supports and Dave fitted the one way valves and supports for the engine and gennny exhausts.Next will be the making of gaskets and fitting the exhaust outlets.Here you can see the steering box,the shaft and the gear cog for the auto pilot.

10th January09

Dive compressor located on it's base,yet to be attached to the main engine so it vibrates "in unison" when operating.8 cfm - it's a cracker!

We also have a "hooker" compressor.This is placed in a rubber ring or dinghy,with two 30ft lines and a demand valve on each, you can dive all day to 30ft - that's until the petrol runs out!

8th January 09

Completing the main engine and generator system is next.Ray and Dave have been fitting the starter battery,box and connectionor the generator also at last the new panels,Accoustic pads have yet to be installed.Ray checked and altered where needed the complete exhaust pipes,etc for the main engine and genny.We fitted the anti-sypons for both as well.

23rd November 08

Washing machine and drier fully installed and working - so no more (expensive) treks to the local laundromat!

16th November 08

Ray and Dave have now been able to fit the radiators in the double cabins, fix all the central heating "snags" ( leaks!!)too! Ray fitted the expansion vessel and we soon got the central heating boiler working properly. That took a visit by a specialist oil burner engineeer who tested the diesel oil pressure,jet size and ignition adjustment.Dave fitted an automatic thermostat - so now we can wake up to a warm boat!

9th November 08

Dave and Ray (Canada) have now finished the bulk heads between the double cabins and the heads, as well as the partition for the navigation table. They have been using the tick stick method to make the bulk heads (see pictures). Next is the bulk heads between the double cabins, and the bulk heads in the aft cabin.The will have accoustic linings before cladding with the finishing teak vaneered plywood.